Bleach: Getting Stronger Starting from Teaching at the Spiritual Arts Academy

She did not give up after her first attempt failed.

"Hado No. 4: White Lightning!" Kotetsu Isane raised his left hand, and lightning lit up his fingertips.

A bolt of lightning shot swiftly toward Duanmu Zongjie's abdomen.

At the same time, Kotetsu Isane quickly stepped forward, swung his Zanpakuto with his right hand, and delivered a slash towards Duanmu Sōsuke's left shoulder.

"Attacks from two directions at the same time... Don't underestimate the teacher!" Duanmu Zongjie grinned.

Duanmu Zongjie swung his Zanpakuto at an extremely fast speed, unleashing a vertical "Z"-shaped slash.

The slash shattered the first incoming 'white lightning', then turned into a sweeping slash, aiming at Kotetsu Isane's longsword.

"clang--!!!"

Kotetsu Isane's Zanpakuto failed to strike Duanmu Sōsuke's left shoulder and was knocked away by the impact.

However, Duanmu Zongjie's sword strike had already exhausted its power.

Kotetsu Isane pressed down in front of Duanmu Sōsuke, raising his hand again to unleash his Kidō: "Hado #4: Hakurai!"

Duanmu Zongjie chose to jump away, thus avoiding Bai Lei's attack.

"If I hadn't chosen to dodge and instead had taken your Hado and continued to swing my sword, you would definitely have been more seriously injured!" Duanmu Zongjie didn't expect that this student, who looked somewhat weak, would choose to fight by trading injury for injury.

“Master Duanmu has already exhausted his strength. Even if he were to switch his blade and attack me at the last minute, he wouldn’t suffer a fatal injury. It’s worth sacrificing some injuries for the sake of victory!” Kotetsu Isane asked, “Did I pass the test?”

She had already prepared her battle plan before she even signed up.

The current 'real sword competition' does not restrict the use of one's own abilities.

There will be no restrictions on whether one cuts fists, walks ghosts, or even returns to the Dao.

Kotetsu Isane's battle strategy is to use his expertise in returning to his original position to trade blows!

“I moved, so of course I passed…” Duanmu Zongjie sighed. “I probably learned it from Vice Dean Shikato. It’s hard to say. This kind of fighting style can be easy to get hurt if you don’t handle it well. If it were me, I would prioritize making sure I don’t get hurt.”

He understands that everyone has a different fighting style.

Duanmu Zongjie remembered that Kotetsu Isane had just filled out a form in which he wrote that he would reply.

I guessed that Kotetsu Isane wanted to use the Return Path to exchange injuries for injuries.

Next up is Aizen Sousuke.

Aizen Sousuke didn't reveal much during the test.

It gives people a solid feeling.

Dang Dang Dang——

The two men's knives clashed repeatedly, producing a piercing sound.

For some reason, although Duanmu Zongsuke was able to catch Aizen Sousuke's slashes every time, he had a feeling that the rhythm was completely in the opponent's hands.

Duanmu Zongjie didn't think too much about it and could only attribute it to Aizen Sousuke's solid swordsmanship and excellent control over the rhythm of his sword swings.

"Binding Spell Number Four: This Rope." Aizen Sousuke waved his left hand, and spiritual power transformed into a golden rope that wrapped around the hilt of Duanmu Sousuke's sword.

Duanmu Zongjie's movements instantly changed, unable to catch Aizen Sousuke's successive slashes. He could only retreat to dodge the attacks.

"Impressive! Your swordsmanship is very solid. You must practice very hard!" Duanmu Zongjie exclaimed.

Aizen Sousuke didn't use any particularly powerful sword techniques; he only used some basic sword moves. But even with these basic moves, it's still very difficult to control the rhythm so well.

If one is not careful, Duanmu Zongjie will interrupt the rhythm with his sword.

“Practicing swordsmanship is a matter of perseverance. To achieve success in swordsmanship, one must practice diligently,” Aizen Sousuke said modestly.

"That's right! Cultivation requires perseverance to grow. Vice Dean Shikato's students are all talented! It seems you're the hard-working type!" Duanmu Zongjie laughed loudly. "It doesn't matter if you lack talent. With your teacher's guidance, as long as you work hard, becoming a seat officer or vice captain in the future won't be difficult!"

However, Duanmu Zongjie was unaware of this.

In recent years, Aizen Sousuke has devoted less and less time to his training.

Since Shikari Shichigatsu established the laboratory, Aizen Sousuke has become engrossed in research and has devoted less time to training.

Even so, Aizen Sousuke's rate of improvement in strength did not slow down at all.

One percent inspiration plus ninety-nine percent perspiration equals success.

But for someone like Aizen Sousuke, whose inspiration accounts for 99% of his work, even 1% of his effort is more valuable than 99% of someone else's.

"Heh, the teacher always says I'm lazy, but that guy isn't much better than me!" Shiba Isshin's face immediately darkened when he saw that Duanmu Sousuke actually said that Aizen Sousuke was the hard-working type.

He knew very well.

Among the disciples of Shikatori Dojo, apart from the senior brothers and sisters who have graduated and gone to work in various divisions, the one who is hardest to see is Aizen Sousuke!

If we're talking about diligence, Komamura Sajin, who came later, was the most diligent one.

Komamura Sajin is more mature. After realizing the gap in strength between himself and Aizen Sousuke and Shiba Isshin, he became the most diligent one.

Shiba Isshin stepped into the ring.

"I've learned a killer move, and I can give it a try." Zhibo was convinced that this was a rare opportunity to embarrass Teacher Duanmu, and he couldn't miss it.

"Isn't it a bit inappropriate to be so serious?" Duanmu Zongjie sensed something was wrong.

Even disregarding his status as a disciple of Shikatoshi Nanatsuki, Shiba Isshin was still a promising young member of the Shiba family.

If he were given more time to grow, he wouldn't be much worse than Kuchiki Sojun back then.

It goes without saying that Shiba Isshin's strength is extraordinary.

"Teacher Duanmu, I'm coming!" A wave of fiery energy surged from Shiba Isshin's body. "Red Tide!"

"Hey hey hey hey! You passed!" Duanmu Zongjie quickly took a half step back.

"What?! How can Teacher Duanmu admit defeat?!" Shiba Isshin was immediately furious.

"Stand still and take that kind of attack?" Duanmu Zongjie scoffed. "I'm not stupid!"

"Sigh... I thought it was a good opportunity..." Shiba Isshin had no choice but to give up, and the fiery aura around his body immediately dissipated.

Next up was Soya Mochishiro.

Shi Cheng Shuang was also a little nervous.

The teacher has been quite busy these past few years and is often not at the temple.

He then let himself go and often went out to play.

He never imagined that he would have to participate in a 'real sword competition' in his first year of school.

The teacher said everyone had to participate, which forced him to accept the offer.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he heard his teacher say that he could help them with their 'Blade Zen practice'.

If you can learn the initial solution in advance, you can also achieve a good result in the competition.

After all, even among those senior students, not many can achieve the initial release.

however,

After two weeks of intensive training, he still couldn't learn the Shikai.

Of these people, only Shiba Isshin, Komamura Sajin, and Aizen Sosuke know Shikai.

Moreover, he not only cannot begin to understand.

The techniques of continuous slashing, instant step, return path, and white-handed fighting are all inferior to those of Kotetsu Isane and Yadōmaru Lisa!

The only saving grace is that he has mastered the techniques of Hado and Bakudo quite well.

Before Kagaku graduated, he would occasionally visit his old home in Rukongai.

Shiro Sō also wanted to go to Rukongai, and every time he would ask Kagaku to take him along.

Therefore, he and Ge Kuang have a good relationship.

Ge Kuang was skilled in the art of demonic arts and knew that his younger "senior brother" was playful and was neglecting his cultivation, so he would privately teach him some demonic arts.

"How about we learn from Sōyōsuke, use binding techniques to lock Mr. Duanmu's sword, and then take the opportunity to force Mr. Duanmu to retreat?" Azashiro Sōya was also thinking about how to pass the test.

"What are you all standing there for?" Duanmu Zongjie beckoned. "Hurry up and finish the test, I still have to test the other students!"

"Ah, okay..." Shiro Sō also came to his senses and quickly stepped onto the arena.

"Binding Technique Four: This Rope!" Souya Azajo immediately imitated Aizen Sousuke's move.

The spiritual energy transformed into a golden ribbon of light, shooting towards the hilt of Duanmu Zongjie's sword.

"What are you doing???" Duanmu Zongjie asked in confusion, and with a casual slash, he cut the golden light rope that was shooting towards him.

He didn't understand what it meant for Shi Cheng Shuang to start with a low-sequence binding spell.

Although the teachers at the Spirit Arts Academy are not known for their strength, this blatant use of Binding Spells is just too disrespectful!

"You brat from the Mole City family, don't look down on us!"

Duanmu Zongjie was a little angry. He felt he had to explain that he was not weak because he was restricted by Aizen Sousuke's low-sequence binding spell.

“Sousuke was able to lock my sword hilt with ‘this rope’ just now because I was dealing with his sword! His swordsmanship is very solid, and his attack rhythm is very good. It was not easy for me to block it! Under such circumstances, if there is any interference, it will be difficult for me to keep up with his rhythm! And you want to lock my sword hilt with ‘this rope’ right from the start? Isn’t that just dreaming!”

"I...I'm sorry! I'll be serious!" A blush crept onto Sou's youthful face.

"Hurry up, time's almost up, brat from the Mochi family, don't blame me for not giving you a chance!" Duanmu Zongjie said.

"Thunderous carriage, the gap of the spinning wheel, this thing has light, it splits into six—" Moss City Shuang also decided to use the most powerful binding technique he had mastered, "Binding Technique Sixty-One: Six Staff Light Prison!"

The spirit particles transformed into six golden light fragments, which pierced into Duanmu Zongjie's body.

The 'Six Staff Light Prison' is a powerful binding spell that cannot be severed by ordinary slashes.

Duanmu Zongjie failed to sever the binding barrier this time, and his body was locked by the six golden lights.

All that's left is for Mochishiro Shuang to continue attacking, and Duanmu Zongjie will inevitably have to dodge.

"That's more like it!" Duanmu Zongjie took a half step back. "You passed!"

"Do you lack combat experience?" Duanmu Zongjie asked with some doubt. The mistake that Shizushiro Shuangye made just now was very basic, and it didn't seem like he was deliberately making a fool of himself.

"Could you be a disciple your teacher just accepted?" Duanmu Zongjie scratched his head. He remembered that this Shiro Sou should have been at the Shikato Dojo for a long time.

"..." Shi Cheng Shuang also felt that he had embarrassed his teacher and felt ashamed for a moment.

He was actually a disciple who had been studying under him for a long time, yet this was his performance.

Lisa Yadomaru and Isane Kotetsu, who are around the same age as him, performed much better than him.

The later students, Shiba Isshin, Komamura Sajin, and Utakatsu, had already mastered Shikai.

The difference in their strength has become enormous.

"Don't be so discouraged!" Shiba Isshin put his arm around Azashiro Sousa's neck. "Don't forget to call me when you go out to play next time, but don't slack off during training!"

"If Shuang is going to follow a lazybones like you, then he's truly hopeless." Yadomaru Lisa crossed her arms. "He should train with Zuo Zhen! His strength will definitely increase rapidly!"

Lisa Yadomaru didn't just say that casually.

She had been sparring with Komamura Sajin every day for a while, and her combat experience was growing rapidly.

Komamura Sajin has been in Rukongai for quite some time and has a wealth of combat experience, making sparring with him very effective.

"I'd be happy to oblige." Komamura Sajin nodded slightly.

He was happy to help his fellow disciples with their cultivation, and sparring with different people was also a good thing for him.

"Thank you everyone!" Shiro Sou nodded, deciding to go back and train hard so as not to embarrass his teacher in the 'real sword competition'.

"Alright, you've all passed the test." Duanmu Zongjie stamped the registration form with a "passed the test" stamp. "The group assignments will be announced in two days."

The real sword competition is divided into eight groups, and one point is awarded for each victory.

The winner with the highest score will advance to the quarterfinals.

However, the top three in points will also have one more chance to challenge the winners of other groups.

After passing the registration test, the group did not leave immediately, but stayed to observe the abilities of the other registered students.

After observation, it was found that other lower-grade students could not even pass the test.

Those who passed the test were all graduating students.

However, there are several registration points, and registering at this point does not represent all students in the college.